2005 GMC Envoy XL 370 problems
Owners have filed 135 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 GMC Envoy XL 370. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 42% of complaints. After that come electrical system (21%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 135 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 42% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 120 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 23 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 35 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 120 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 70,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (52 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Side air bags deployed in 2005 envoy slt xl while driving down highway on four lane road. The car hit a small pot hole in the highway and they deployed. I called state trooper and he couldn't understand why they deployed either. I made a traffic report and carried it to dealership. They contacted gmac and they decline to get involved and said it was a accident. There is no damage to vehicle or wheels on truck. The front seatbelts stuck also. I was not going more then 45 miles per hour.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 GMC envoy xl370 denali. While the vehicle was parked and the contact was standing under the rear hatch window it exploded. He stated that the explosion sounded like a bomb. The contact stated that he did not have a shirt on at the time and had cuts from the glass on his back. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 104,751. Updated 12/23/10 the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired at a cost of $1500. The manufacturer paid for the repairs. Updated 01/01/11
Instrument cluster stopped working. I can no longer judge speed. Tires cracked and dry rotted on sidewalls and had to be replaced at early mileage.
I had trouble with the gauge that shows overheating.I took the car in to put in a thermostat thinking it was the problem,but when I took it in they said that my cluster was bad and the gauges were messed up.I paid $392.00 for the cluster and $100.00 for labor.I bought this vehicle used with 119,000 miles on it on 6/20/2011 and on 2/23/2013 I had the cluster replaced with mileage of 132,356.